Viriathus of Cyrenaica

Viriathus of Cyrenaica (died 259 BC) was King of Cyrenaica from 260 to 259 BC, succeeding Amanikhatashan and preceding Ozalces.

Biography
Viriathus was born in Cyrene, Cyrenaica to a Hellenized Libyan family, and he became a member of the aristocracy of an independent Cyrenaica after its secession from Ptolemaic Egypt. In 260 BC, he succeeded Amanikhatashan of Cyrenaica after his death in battle at the Siwa Oasis, and Viriathus reconquered Paraitonion (Mersa Matruh) from the Ptolemies. However, in 259 BC, he was overthrown and killed in an uprising by Athenades of Paraitonion.